Ernest & Celestine (2012)
Ernest et Célestine
Animation, Family, Adventure, Crime • 1h 20m
Directors: Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar & Benjamin Renner
Cast: Anne-Marie Loop, Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner, Patrice Melennec, Brigitte Virtudes, Léonard Louf, Dominique Maurin, Féodor Atkine, Vincent Grass, Patrice Dozier, Jacques Ciron, Garance Pauwels, Pierre Baton, Ethan Louis Samuels DiSalvio, Spike Spencer, Hunter Maki, Maxime Bailleul, Kémil Belhadj, Yanis Belhadj, José António Barbosa de Oiveira, Swann Bey, Simon Brunner, Samuel Cahu, Adeline Chetail, Thierry d'Armor, Michel Elias, Jennifer Fauveau, Ambre Foubert, Nathalie Homs, Warren Homs, Pascale Jacquemont, Gwenaelle Jegou, Sofiane Larcher-Guessoum, Emmanuel LeMire, Ornella Louf, Perrette Pradier, Yann Le Madic
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Overview
Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together.
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Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
2026 Japan Studio Ghibli (remastered) Blu-ray
France 4K Blu-ray announced
Remastered Blu-ray only included as a pack-in with the 4K Blu-ray. Includes English subtitles and a dub, which the 4K Blu-ray does not.
Japan Studio Ghibli 4K Blu-ray
UK StudioCanal Blu-ray for the English dub
4K Blu-ray includes the original 5.1 mix in its unaltered form, all other releases after the LaserDisc, as well as the remastered Blu-ray, had its dynamic range lowered.
For the English dub, the UK StudioCanal Blu-ray is the least limited mix.
2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray
Japan Studio Ghibli 4K Blu-ray announced for a November 25, 2026 release
Japanese audio: 2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray/US GKIDS Blu-ray
English dub (Disney): 1998 US Disney VHS has better sounding vocals despite altered music and sound effects, the US Disney LaserDisc has limited audio, and 2003 DVD is a fake 5.1 upmix
Releases from 2010 onward have the original music and sound effects, but distorted vocals
English dub (Streamline): 1996 Japan remastered LaserDisc, available in Ghibli Ga Ippai Collection boxset
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: Martin Rosen
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TV series
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative for all episodes
Director: Ralph Bakshi
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